Bitcoin funding stays negative at $78K as short squeeze expectations grow
BTC price action slowly headed upward but funding stayed negative, a unique occurrence that analysis said would result in a short squeeze.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gave back their early morning gains alongside BTC as markets digested the Fed Chair nominee's Senate confirmation hearing.
Bitcoin is heading into one of the year's largest options expirations at the worst possible moment. CoinGlass data shows roughly $8.07 billion in notional open interest for Deribit's options expiring on April 24, split between 56,300 calls and 49,540 puts.
April 21, 2026, 5:10 pmAnalysts say Bitcoin’s rally has begun, but the upside may be capped at an average spot BTC ETF cost basis near $84,000.
April 21, 2026, 4:55 pmBTC price action slowly headed upward but funding stayed negative, a unique occurrence that analysis said would result in a short squeeze.
A $517 million rise in spot volume led by Coinbase is helping Bitcoin reclaim $76,000, with steady inflows absorbing the weekend selling pressure.
Strategy, the Michael Saylor-led company formerly known as MicroStrategy, has surpassed BlackRock’s flagship spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to become the world’s largest institutional holder of Bitcoin.
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MIT Digital Currency Initiative director Neha Narula has laid out a proposed roadmap for making Bitcoin resilient to a future cryptographically relevant quantum computer, arguing the network should prioritize a practical, low-risk path that lets users secure their coins now rather than waiting for consensus on harder questions such as how to handle unmoved…
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Institutional Bitcoin accumulation trends suggest market stability, but thin trading volumes could lead to misleading price signals.